Gold Fields Limited vs Prospect Capital Corporation — how do they compare? Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.5 (market cap $36.72B), while Prospect Capital Corporation trades at $2.27 (market cap $1.15B). The key difference: Gold Fields Limited is far larger — about 31.9× Prospect Capital Corporation's market cap, and Prospect Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (21.83%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GFI | PSEC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.72B | $1.15B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Financials |
52-Week High | $61.52 | $3.05 |
52-Week Low | $29.31 | $2.11 |
Enterprise Value | $38.16B | — |
Dividend Yield | 5.64% | 21.83% |
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Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.
Read more on GFI →Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
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